Fait La Force - Strength Through Unity"L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE"(STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY): CELEBS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN ATLANTA, MIAMI & NY COORDINATE MASS EFFORT TO RELIEVE VICTIMS OF HAITI EARTHQUAKE
(ATLANTA) - January 14, 2010 - Several celebrities and grassroots organizations in Atlanta, Miami and New York have joined forces in a mass effort to provide aid to the victims of the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti.
Singer/songwriter Melky Jean's Carma Foundation, Atlanta-based The Haitian Alliance, New York's Haitian Memorial Foundation, the City of Miami and WEEN (Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network) are offering local communities ways in which they assist in the Haiti relief effort.
Celebrities and executives such as Melky Jean, Jamie Hector, Daphnee Duplaix, Sha Money, Tony Yayo, Mona Scott-Young, Raekwon, Claudine Joseph, Patty Laurent, and LaLa Vazquez have all signed on to help spread the word about this grassroots movement.
YOUR CALL TO ACTION:
NATIONAL DONATIONS TO HAITI
The Port-au-Prince offices of the Carma Foundation - whose mission is to improve the health of poor and vulnerable women and children in Haiti - were seriously affected by the Haiti earthquake. Make a monetary donation at carmafoundation.org to help Carma send missionaries to Haiti to aid in the relief effort.
MIAMI:
• The City of Miami, District 5 is accepting donations of emergency supplies such as clothing, water, first aid and canned food to send immediately to Haiti. Contact Tracy Lozama in the District 5 office at 305-253-5390 for more information.
ATLANTA:
• Make a monetary donation to The Haitian Alliance to help send missionaries and emergency supplies to Haiti at transformhaiti.org.
• The Haitian Alliance is also collecting relief materials such as drinking water, first aid items, toiletries, non-perishable food rations, baby formula, linens and more.
The Haitian Alliance Drop-off Locations:
• WRFG Radio: Mon - Fri; 11:00AM - 6:00PM; Sat (1/16) - 2PM-4PM; 1083 Austin Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30307-1940
• Northside Women's Specialists: Mon - Fri; 8:30AM - 5:00PM; 980 Johnson Ferry Rd, Suite 620,Atlanta, GA 30342-1608
• Northside Women's Specialists: Mon - Fri; 8:00AM - 3:30PM; 1015 Mansell Road, Roswell, GA 30076-1507
• Club Intrigue: Mon-Sun; 4PM - until; 5471 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING EVENT:
United for Jamaica Presents: Rebuild Haiti: A Benefit Concert for Haitian Relief) - Tues, Jan. 19; Lenny's Bar - 486 Decatur Street Atlanta, 30312 - 7pm to 12am
Tickets: $8 at the door. (100% Profits will be Donated to The Haitian Alliance for the Haitian Relief efforts)
Six bands participate in A Night of live Reggae and feel-good music. Monetary and in kind donation boxes will be accepted. Please see: TransformHaiti.org for list of needed items.
NEW YORK:
• The Haitian Memorial Foundation and WEEN are seeking volunteers to donate and gather supplies as well as travel to Haiti to assist in the global relief effort.
To offer your help/resources, call I. Maxime Auguste at 914-751-3303. You can drop-off emergency supplies at the HMF office at 435 South Broadway, Suite #1, Yonkers NY 10705. haitianmemorialfoundation.org.
• Supplies Drop-Off Location: To donate dry food, non perishable items, sneakers, flat shoes, sandals, clothing, blankets, baby wipe, water bottles, etc to aid workers who are on-the-ground in Haiti, please see the address and times below:
2115 Nostrand Ave, 3rd Fl (b/w Flatbush & Glenwood), Brooklyn NYC
Time: 12p - 8p
Dates: Fri 1/15, Sat 1/16, & Sun 1/17
ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING EVENT:
If you're in the New York area on Monday, January 18, you can drop off emergency supplies at the Benefit Bash for Haiti hosted by Patty Laurent, Mona Scott-Young, Daphnee Duplaix, Wiener Milien (NYC TV), The Heavy Hitters, I. Maxime Auguste (Haitian Memorial Foundation) and more. Location: Crimson (formerly Strata), 915 Broadway, New York, NY 10010. For more information call 212-844-9829 or email pattylaurent.signature@gmail.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Saptosa Foster, The 135th Street Agency - Saptosa@135stagency.com, 404-909-6493; Shante Bacon, The 135th Street Agency - mail, 917-553-0005
XOXO
Chiffon
Candy Girls
A new Hip-Hop themed series is coming to E! Entertainment titled Candy Girls, which will focus on women in rap music videos.
The 30-minute show, which is labeled a "docu-soap," centers around aspiring and established female actresses who work for an agency, which casts the potential models in the videos.
E! ordered eight episodes of Candy Girls, which will air Sunday nights at 10:30 PM, immediately following the premiere of the third season of "Keeping up with the Kardashians."
The 30-minute show, which is labeled a "docu-soap," centers around aspiring and established female actresses who work for an agency, which casts the potential models in the videos.
E! ordered eight episodes of Candy Girls, which will air Sunday nights at 10:30 PM, immediately following the premiere of the third season of "Keeping up with the Kardashians."
Chris Brown Under Investigation for Felony Battery
Grammy day was supposed to be a glittery affair for R&B's reigning It couple, Chris Brown and Rihanna. But things went horribly amiss.
About the time Brown was scheduled to be singing "Forever" onstage at Los Angeles' Staples Center, he was instead detained by police, being questioned for allegedly roughing up Rihanna.
Brown, 19, turned himself in at the Wilshire station around 6:30 p.m. and was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats. The case will now be sent to the district attorney's office and further charges could be filed. He was released from jail after posting $50,000 bail.
Sources tell E! News that the alleged victim was Rihanna, 20, and that she suffered visible bruises on her face during an altercation that took place hours earlier. Both in turn balked on scheduled Grammy performances.
A spokeswoman for Brown's label declined comment. Rihanna's publicist, Amanda Silverman, would only tell E! News that the 20-year-old "Disturbia" singer was involved in an unspecified traffic mishap. "Rihanna is well," the rep said. "Thank you for concern and support."
Per department policy, police declined to identify the alleged victim in the incident, which occurred about 12:30 a.m. in the Hancock Park area, apparently as the two were heading home from Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy bash, where they had been all smiles.
In a statement, police say Brown and his companion "became involved in an argument. After stopping his car, Brown and the woman got out and the argument escalated. The woman suffered visible injuries and identified Brown as her attacker."
By the time officers arrived on the scene, Brown had split.
Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, decided against singing a medley of "Disturbia" and "Live Your Life" at tonight's awards. Likewise, Brown scrapped his scheduled performance of "Forever."
"We're sorry she is unable to join us this evening," said the Recording Academy. A virtually identical statement was issued for Brown's absence.
Brown and Rihanna were up for dueling Pop Collaboration With Vocals awards, Brown for his duet with Jordin Sparks on "No Air," Rihanna with Maroon 5 for "If I Never See Your Face Again." Brown was also contending for Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Take You Down." Neither Brown nor Rihanna won anything.
Backstage, Anthony Hamilton, winner of the Traditional R&B Vocal Grammy with Al Green, said his pal was pressed into emergency service "about an hour and a half before the preshow."
Green crooned "Let's Stay Together" with assists from Justin Timberlake and Keith Urban.
Asked if old-pro Green really was able to take the stage on such short notice, Hamilton suggested the R&B icon was practicing last night.
Said Hamilton, "He knew something could happen."
About the time Brown was scheduled to be singing "Forever" onstage at Los Angeles' Staples Center, he was instead detained by police, being questioned for allegedly roughing up Rihanna.
Brown, 19, turned himself in at the Wilshire station around 6:30 p.m. and was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats. The case will now be sent to the district attorney's office and further charges could be filed. He was released from jail after posting $50,000 bail.
Sources tell E! News that the alleged victim was Rihanna, 20, and that she suffered visible bruises on her face during an altercation that took place hours earlier. Both in turn balked on scheduled Grammy performances.
A spokeswoman for Brown's label declined comment. Rihanna's publicist, Amanda Silverman, would only tell E! News that the 20-year-old "Disturbia" singer was involved in an unspecified traffic mishap. "Rihanna is well," the rep said. "Thank you for concern and support."
Per department policy, police declined to identify the alleged victim in the incident, which occurred about 12:30 a.m. in the Hancock Park area, apparently as the two were heading home from Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy bash, where they had been all smiles.
In a statement, police say Brown and his companion "became involved in an argument. After stopping his car, Brown and the woman got out and the argument escalated. The woman suffered visible injuries and identified Brown as her attacker."
By the time officers arrived on the scene, Brown had split.
Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, decided against singing a medley of "Disturbia" and "Live Your Life" at tonight's awards. Likewise, Brown scrapped his scheduled performance of "Forever."
"We're sorry she is unable to join us this evening," said the Recording Academy. A virtually identical statement was issued for Brown's absence.
Brown and Rihanna were up for dueling Pop Collaboration With Vocals awards, Brown for his duet with Jordin Sparks on "No Air," Rihanna with Maroon 5 for "If I Never See Your Face Again." Brown was also contending for Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Take You Down." Neither Brown nor Rihanna won anything.
Backstage, Anthony Hamilton, winner of the Traditional R&B Vocal Grammy with Al Green, said his pal was pressed into emergency service "about an hour and a half before the preshow."
Green crooned "Let's Stay Together" with assists from Justin Timberlake and Keith Urban.
Asked if old-pro Green really was able to take the stage on such short notice, Hamilton suggested the R&B icon was practicing last night.
Said Hamilton, "He knew something could happen."
